Telegram-herald., 1887-05-22
MR.. KUHLERTS BLUFF
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Yesterday aaor1iBk he fELsss4s- HEa-
AZ gaslshsi az issn staens tast Elsna
kaasss. as llliis ri sao. - eselsion x
ths sapsrior Court .ss t4ksn frona LAe
possssslaa q Der aaIogfsd paEsnts ~ hef
a4l1ral a heE. Ioha kaiiier. w4s dad. ana
lh.s it sas supposed thai ksr d<ath sss
czzssd b xEiei over being sspaEstsd from
hsF tos1sr psrsnts. fhs iatosnasion apoa
xaieh t1e sEAEemsnE was naacs Nas GO
talaed iroM LlIeetef ot t1a koor ks4g-
pfel 81. All sss supposed - be reli4b.e.
eoonty hspp,A-zi - be ia tae
cEy FsslsFd4y aEa. siier consullsax
Az Aa3er, Joaa q. QalBseF went
about ths streets a@lying l4si ths eaii1 uss
laAI aEd t1Feai zuspk 81 gg5Iu ulclcs libel
s4it 4zsinst the paFsr. Mr. Qaiusev a..
eosapaa.sd ~ hs eisut cailet a. TIE
editorial rooms All after deos ing tns lf1th
ii lhs slalsmens. demanded tLe ssuFs- of
ne Information he also tco1 eKcspli1ns
t. ths sla snlaGt shat AF. Aeissnef ~as tle
elltls ; gi.ardisn. The writer 0f tbs haf.
lng knosn knfiier l0r lhs past tea years
aut knowing that A.s s.atsmvnts even li
male under oath, we're Eot fViiahle clEi-
cluded 60 .ngs5li gate fofthsz before makl1g
srY EetrAcficu. and the result 2i bis la
aafri.s IS given - soi.0ss
Iuo yeas ago las. Winter kaaief went
% Aeissnaf.s resllence on Alc1lxAn-ss
w.fh tao litis ehIldFea ID hs alR.s. It
sas a cold sssItry DAY and kutllsf said he
s44a ~ Trouble lie sad ttat Ais Ulie had
died a fes weeks previous ieayi0g the chis
dfen. lie claimed that he bad t0nDa :
home f8r lhs children Nfh q family la the
c.te. Bar that the family had gone " est,
ieaqing the chilirsn on ais hands aud he
ala no- know what 90 % with them. il
uss afterNard learned that he had neslsct-
Ell - pay Tor tns chHdren's keeping. anu
The family lad refused 20 keep them
anless the boart oiil vas paid He
asket Mr.. and MFs. heissner 10
keep The children day or two Until he
cocld aad = ho1s fof them. They con-
sented and ha vent away and they did not
ses aim Tor i've weeks When he celus
back again he ssld that he could not end
place Tor the children aud asked them -
keep them. promising 20 pay B per week
each for their care. Thew agresd 20 keep
them few weeks and kailier departed. lie
did not shOs up again until seat tor 40 tae
end ol teu weeks and then rs said he had
10 money bat wOuid pay as soon as be
could sell soue oi the stock or produce on
hls farm. lie failed 10 keep bis promise,
/ however. and few weeks later Mr. and
| Mrs Nelssuer, having become warmly az
tached - one 81 the children. ceclded to
aiOgg her a. thelr own IL kuhier would
take the other sway. lie accepted their
/ Offer and Ihs necessary order OF adoption.
etc, Was obtaiDed irom thc Probate Court.
Kufner took The other child away and
'hus the matter rested until he found out
thai by giving up one Of the children be
Was liable 70 tose possession of forty acres
OF lsud which belonged 70 bis deceased
/ wife. He then began TO scheme 10 get
/ possession of E4ena, and sOon
| found cut that there was
a defect IN the Probate Court
/ proceedings. lie took advantage Of this,
/ carried the matter 20 the Circuit Court and
the order Of adoption msde by the Probate
Court was vacated. The Meissnels, how
/ ever. continued 10 keep the child untu
| Kuhler Obtained possession of her = fev
| days ago BY q writ OF habeas corpus. Judge
/ Bariiurame sustained the decision OF the
/ Circuit Court and muller TOOK The child
1 home with aim. lie - her guardian and
| Nr. Meissner hss filed a petition in the
/ Probate Court to have himself or some
| other suitable person apPointed guardian in
place OF kufiier, and will have hearing
next week.
! on rhursiav Mrs. Thisle. Of Sscond-st..
q relative OF kut.ier. who had been visiiing
! In Salem township, Allegan county, while
| driving home met tuneTnl procession near
| Kufilsrs farm. and upon ASKING who was
being buried was informed that it was iht
little girl which kuffier had taken from the
Meissners She came home and reported
the matter TO the Meissners, and they told
Mr. Rupprecht.
kuffler has long been known as a dis
honest dead beat. He was arrested once fol
obtaining money under false pretenses, and
has figured more or less in the courts OF thi:
and Ottawa county for the past ten years
soaae consider him weak-minded and not
responsible for his sctiOns. while Others
taink be knows more than he pretends and
sometimes acts inssneiy n order 10 gair
the confidence OF persons be intends Il
sginlle. ia will pay nothing unless com
PEELED to, except perhaps lawyer fee. ans
seems 70 enics litigstlon even when assured